Fort Lauderdale Beach
Florida · United States
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Soft winter peaks under the high-rise skyline — when a cold front swings the wind west, the city learns to surf for a weekend, and the pier holds the best of it.
Today's surf at Fort Lauderdale Beach
Updated 06:13 spot time
Fort Lauderdale Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 2.5 ft–4 ft chest to head high, 3.5 ft NNE swell at 9.15 s. Wind up to 7 mph W. Water 86°F. Best surf window around 3:00 AM — good (3.5/5) with 6 mph N wind.
Tides today: low 2:51 AM (0.3 ft), high 9:18 AM (3.4 ft), low 3:19 PM (0.5 ft), high 9:28 PM (3.2 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–E
Best wind
W–NW
Ideal size
1–3 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Winter cold fronts
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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